Movie fight scenes - what level?

[Upper_Krust]

Hey LT!

Exploding people? Seriously?

Cheers, LT.

Maybe he was a Chillborn Zombie?

 

[UngainlyTitan]

The exploding dude is due to Cascade of Blades, since you don't roll damage until the end

So that makes the fight 15th level or so.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Maybe he was a Chillborn Zombie?

Hmmm... a chillborn zombie ninja? Sold!

Cheers, LT.

 

[Delta]

Any move that exceeds an opponents full hit point total (from a single blow) should be able to cut them in half.

Times two? You could be in negative hp and still recoverable.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Times two? You could be in negative hp and still recoverable.

Unless, you as DM, decide otherwise, opponents die at 0 hp. Or get knocked out, if the PC wishes to do that.

Personally, hp are some sort of plot power to me, so I mainly let my PCs decide what happens at 0 hp. This can range from cut in half to being disarmed and with the sword at their throat (i.e. effectively at the PC's mercy).

Cheers, LT.

 

[Merlin the Tuna]

Just speaking personally, I'd be happy for D&D to never reflect that kind of fight scene!

Far to whacky and way-out for my personal tastes.

Cheers

Really? Most D&D combats I've been a part of have been approximately this silly.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkr4wS7XqY"]YouTube - Best fight scene of all time[/ame]

 

[dystmesis]

Thanks to the magic of YouTube, we can easily discuss how well D&D reflects movie fight scenes.

Let's start with a good, multi-character, probably high-paragon or low-epic encounter, from the Korean movie Shadowless Sword.

YouTube - Best Fight Scene - Shadowless Sword (Korean Movie)

What level power do you think the "cut your opponent in half with one hit" move should be?

That fight certainly LOOKS turn-based. Too many breaks in the action of a fight scene ruins it, and seriously, it's got more cuts than a ginzu knife. Bad choreography to the extreme...

 

[Runestar]

What about something like feng yun?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xpoLoR0iw]YouTube - feng yun 2 ending[/ame]

Tome of battle was made for this sort of stuff...

 

[Fifth Element]

Just speaking personally, I'd be happy for D&D to never reflect that kind of fight scene!

Far to whacky and way-out for my personal tastes.

Are you really saying you'd rather D&D cater only to your own personal tastes, rather than provide some options that you could ignore, but allow other players to have more fun?

I think there's value in D&D providing entertainment value for a variety of playstyles.

 

[Fifth Element]

Really? Most D&D combats I've been a part of have been approximately this silly.

YouTube - Best fight scene of all time

The poster complaining about the quality of the OP's clip needs to watch this one. That was painful.